#333349
Charcoal · dark cool blue
About #333349
#333349 is a dark, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 20% red, 20% green and 29% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 30% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 12.4), with Gunmetal the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #494933 (umber), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 12.28:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (12.28:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #333349?
#333349 is a dark, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 20% red, 20% green and 29% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 30% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #333349?
Use white text. White on #333349 has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #333349?
Its complementary colour is #494933, and analogous partners are #333E49 and #3E3349.